Deal on Kobalt Tools..Should I?

Found a pretty good deal on some Kobalt pliers: http://www.lowes.com/pd_464614-16878-55754_0__

Worth it? These would just be for the garage and keep around the house..

Yes

My experience with Kobalt stuff has been universally good.

Lifetime grantee. Dooooo eeeit.

I'm not real fond of their pliers because I find the handles bulky, but their sockets and standard wrenches are outstanding.

I have that set and agree with Toyman. They're certainly functional though.

Meh, around the house? Good enough. How much $ ?

I'm assuming it's the same $9.98 that's in the link.

I got that set last Christmas. For ten bucks you can't go wrong. Go get 'em.

I use cobalt tools.. certainly better than Husky and a lot better than what Sears did to poor Stanley. They are not snap on quality, but they are not near the price either

For $10.00 buy 2. Send me one

I am going after a set of lineman pliers and have it narrowed down . Do I get one pair of decent quality of lineman pliers or get the set of Kobalt pliers with the lineman pliers in it? With a coupon, I can get the pair of Craftsman pliers as the same price as the set from Lowes of Kobalt ones:

Here is a link to the Craftsman:

http://www.craftsman.com/...ckNo=30&blockType=G30

Which should I go with?

Craftsman isnt what it used to be, by a long shot. Go kobalt.

For $10 I bought a set on impulse - they are a little bulky as mentioned but still a good bang for the buck. I scattered them around multiple toolboxes - car, tackle box, etc.

Sounds like a good deal, off to Lowes in the morning.

Kobalt stuff is not bad! I have a few different sets from them and the quality is pretty good.

I recently bought this 27pc "Xtreme Access" socket set for like $25 just to try it.

I figure it might be good to carry around in the car for junkyard trips because it can supposedly pass through long bolts and act like a deep socket. I haven't tried it yet, but this type of kit might also work well for tight spots, like removing header bolts or maybe even boxer engine spark plugs.

I have been eyeing up those sockets.. let us know how they work out

I've got an older, larger set of the Kobalt pass-thru sockets. It has become my go-to ratchet set unless I'm doiung something really high torque, like suspension. Well built and amazingly useful. I've never broken one, but the design makes me fall back to traditional stuff when force really goes up.

I have a pair of Kobalt wire cutters. work great but the handles are pudgy. OTOH, that's a plus when you're really honking on them.

Actually, THIS is the kit I have:

It's a 31pc set with 1/4 and 3/8 drive ratchets. Still, it was only $25!

Other than that, I also have a Kobalt "dual drive" screwdriver that spins no matter which way you turn it. I like it, but my dad had the same one and it broke. Mine's all metal, and the replacement ones are now plastic, so YMMV.

I've got a few Kobalt items in my tool box and have no complaints about any of them. Quality seems better than most newer Craftsman tools. My 1/2" drive breaker bar is a Kobalt and sees as much or more abuse than any of my tools and has held up fine for probably 4 or so years now.

Oh, I almost forgot... I have a Kobalt "BFH" that I named "The Persuader" that has been a trusted friend for beating the crap out of rusty stuff for years! Looks just like this guy:

mndsm wrote: Craftsman isnt what it used to be, by a long shot. Go kobalt.

Heck, Kobalt isn't even as good as they used to be......as far as I can tell they are no longer supplied by Apex Tool Group, but at least they kept the color coded sockets to differentiate metric & standard.

Honestly, Crescent is climbing in quality thanks to them being owned by Apex.

I ended up getting the Craftsman lineman pliers and another Craftsman set with slipjoint pliers, needle nose pliers and channel locks for just a little more than what I would've paid for the kobalt set. Coupons FTW.

SilverFleet wrote: Oh, I almost forgot... I have a Kobalt "BFH" that I named "The Persuader" that has been a trusted friend for beating the crap out of rusty stuff for years! Looks just like this guy:

I ordered a hammer from Matco last week and the actual PN was "BFH". Awesome.

Id go with Klein but I may be a bit biased there.

92dxman wrote: I am going after a set of lineman pliers and have it narrowed down . Do I get one pair of decent quality of lineman pliers or get the set of Kobalt pliers with the lineman pliers in it? With a coupon, I can get the pair of Craftsman pliers as the same price as the set from Lowes of Kobalt ones: Here is a link to the Craftsman: http://www.craftsman.com/...ckNo=30&blockType=G30 Which should I go with?